Acer 740 Series Laptop User Manual


 
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Universal Serial Bus
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) port is a high-speed serial bus which
allows you to connect and daisy-chain USB peripherals without taking
up precious system resources. Your computer has two ports available.
PC Card slot
There are two type II or one type III CardBus PC Card slot(s) found on
the left side of the computer. This slot accepts credit-card-sized cards
that enhance the usability and expandability of the computer. These
cards should have a PC Card logo on them.
PC Cards (formerly PCMCIA) are add-on cards for portable computers,
giving you expansion possibilities long afforded by desktop PCs.
Popular type III cards include flash memory, SRAM, fax/data modem,
LAN and SCSI cards. CardBus improves on the 16-bit PC card
technology by expanding the bandwidth to 32 bits.
Note: Refer to your cards manual for details on how to install
and use the card and its functions.
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